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Annual Bob Frederick Sports Leadership Lecture Series is set for Oct. 2-3 at LCSC

LEWISTON, Idaho –   A variety of topics ranging from leadership to the business end of sports highlight the issues that will be covered during the 6th annual Dr. Bob Frederick Sport Leadership Lecture Series on Oct. 2-3 at Lewis-Clark State College.

There will be seven presentations each day during the series, all free and open to the public.

During the last five years, more than 80 speakers and panels have shared insight and expertise with LCSC students, faculty, staff and the local community on sport related topics including: intercollegiate athletic administration, sport governance, sport business, education, coaching, and recreation. 

The lecture series honors former University of Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick for his life-long commitment to teaching, coaching and athletic administration. Frederick served in a variety of sport leadership roles, many of them at Kansas where he participated as a student-athlete, coached, served as an athletic director, and taught classes in sport management. The speakers in this lecture series exemplify his commitment to treating people with dignity and respect and helping young people develop and achieve success.

This year, Heather Van Mullem, Chair for the LCSC Division of Movement & Sport Sciences, will present on Frederick and how he pushed others to invest, inspire and make an impact.

Other speakers will include LCSC graduates Matt Baney (2001), who is the sports editor at the Lewiston Tribune, Kelly Carlstrom (’07), boys basketball coach at Troy High School, and Peter Irvin (’17), Sales Development Representative for DocuSign in Seattle. Also scheduled to speak are Kyle Day with the Spokane Indians, Jay Demings with USA Basketball, and faculty from both Washington State University and the University of Idaho.

The lecture series is supported by the LCSC Sport Administration degree program. LCSC offers a BA and BS in Sport Administration as a co-curricular degree between the Business Division and the Division of Movement & Sport Sciences.

The full presentation schedule is listed below.

For more information on the series, contact event organizer Pete Van Mullem at either 208-792-2467 or pwvanmullem@lcsc.edu.

2018 Dr. Bob Frederick Sports Leadership Lecture Series Schedule
Oct. 2
All at LCSC’s Sacajawea Hall Room 115

10:30 a.m. “View from the Press Box: Journalism’s Role in Sports.” Presenter: Matt Baney, sports editor, Lewiston Tribune.

Noon. “Dr. Bob Frederick: Invest, Inspire, Impact.” Presenter: Heather Van Mullem, chair, Division of Movement and Sports Sciences, Lewis-Clark State College.

1:30 p.m. “Building and Sustaining an Organization. Presenter: Jay Demings, Youth Division director, USA Basketball. (Skype presentation)

2:10 p.m. “The Business of Sports.” Presenter: Mark Nagel, professor, Sport and Entertainment Management, University of South Carolina (Skype presentation).

3 p.m. “A Different Perspective Through Disability Sport.” Presenter: Aubrey Shaw, doctoral student in sport ethics at the University of Idaho.

4:30 p.m. “Forging a Path in the Sport Industry: Career Options and Advice for Success.” Presenter: Tammy Crawford, clinical assistant professor, Sport Management, Washington State University.

7 p.m. “The Long Run: Building a Community Through Sport Leadership.” Presenter: Ron Horton, materials manager, Schweitzer Engineering Labs and president of Palouse Road Runners.

Oct. 3
All at LCSC’s Sacajawea Hall Room 112 unless otherwise noted

9 a.m. “Adversity vs. Attitude: Overcoming and Thriving.” Presenter: Brad Barbarick, men’s basketball coach, Concordia University (Ore.). (Skype presentation)

9:40 a.m. “Leadership Lessons From the Past.” Presenter: Lason Perkins, Cary, N.C. (Skype presentation)

10:30 a.m. “Positive Youth Development through Sport.” Presenter: Sara Ullrich-French, associate professor, Sport Science, Washington State University.

Noon. “The Business Operations of Minor League Baseball.” Presenter: Kyle Day, assistant general manager of sponsorships, Spokane Indians. Location: Meriwether-Lewis Hall Room 100.

1:30 p.m. “Aligning Values and Goals: What do you really want and why?” Presenter: Peg Hamlett, director of Fitness and Wellness, University of Idaho. Location: Meriwether-Lewis Hall, Room 100.

3 p.m. “Life After College.” Presenter: Peter Irvin, sales development representative, DocuSign, Seattle. Location: Sacajawea Hall Room 115.

6 p.m. “Leadership Development in High School Athletics.” Presenter: Kelly Carlstrom, head boys basketball coach and physical education and health teacher, Troy Junior and Senior High School. Location: Sacajawea Hall Room 115.